I. Read the text below and answer questions on it.
An Accident on the Plane
With the bag in one hand and a big smile on his face, Mr Bean hit it hard – BANG!
1. ‘Americaaaaaa!!’ shouted Mr Bean at the airport. ‘I’m going to Americaaaaaa!!’
2. With a big smile on his face, he got on the plane and took out his camera. This was the beginning of his holiday and he wanted to take photos of everybody and everything.
3. He found his seat next to another man, Mr Tucker. Mr Bean sat down and took a photo of him too! Mr Tucker stopped reading his newspaper and looked at him angrily. Then he stood up and quickly moved to the seat in front of him. He didn’t like strange people – and Mr Bean was very strange! Happy in his new seat, Mr Tucker fell asleep.
4. Behind him, Mr Bean couldn’t sleep. He was too excited. He smiled at a woman with a young boy, but she didn’t smile at him.
5. ‘My son’s feeling sick,’ she said.
6. ‘Oh dear!’ said Mr Bean. He was happy, and he wanted other people to be happy too.
7. When the boy looked across at him, Mr Bean took the last sweet from a bag. He threw it into the air – and caught it in his mouth!
8. Did the boy think it was clever? No. Did the boy laugh or smile? He did not. He looked strangely at Mr Bean.
9. Mr Bean thought for a minute. Then he put the sweet bag up to his mouth and began to blow into it. He wanted to blow air into the bag and then break it with a loud noise – BANG! Everybody laughs at that. But there was something wrong with the bag and the air got out again.
10. The boy’s face was grey now, and he felt very sick. Then he saw a white paper bag in the back of the seat in front of him. He took it out and opened it.
11. Mr Bean watched him. His eyes opened wide. Yes! Yes! That bag was OK! He turned away and laughed. ‘He’s a clever boy. He remembered the bag in the back of the seat!’ he thought.
12. But Mr Bean looked away at the wrong time. The boy opened the bag quickly – and was sick into it. Mr Bean didn’t see him.
13. A minute later, before the boy could stop him, Mr Bean took the bag. He quickly blew into it. Then he put it in front of Mr Tucker’s face. With the bag in one hand and a big smile on his face, Mr Bean hit it hard – BANG!
14. Mr Tucker was not a happy man.
15. Some time later, the plane arrived in Los Angeles. Mr Bean looked at the people in the airport.
II. Fill the gaps with English equivalents of the RUssian words from the text above.
1. кричать →
2. сесть на (общественный транспорт) → to (public transport)-совершил посадкуна (самолет) → the plane/flight
3. вынуть → to -вынул →
4. рядом с →
5. заснуть → to
6. взволнованный →
7. подбросить в воздух → to the air - подбросил в воздух → the air
8. поймать ртом → to one's mouth - поймал ртом→ his mouth
9. дуть → to - дунул →
10. сломать, разрушать → to - сломал, разрушил →
11. чувствовать себя плохо → to - чувствовал себя плохо →
12. стошнить в → to
13. ударить сильно → to - ударил сильно →
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III. Prepare full answers (полные ответы, т.е. с подлежащим и со сказуемым) on the following questions.
Use: Obviously = очевидно/однозначно, evidently = видимо, probably = вероятно, unfortunately =к сожалению, all in all = в общем,...
- What did Mr Bean shout loudly when he arrived at the airport? (1)
- What did Mr Bean do as soon as he got on the plane? (2)
- Why did Mr Tucker move to another seat after sitting next to Mr Bean? (3)
- What problem did the woman mention about her young son? (4–5)
- What trick did Mr Bean try to do with the sweet bag, and why didn’t it work? (9)
- What did the boy do with the white paper bag from the seat in front of him? (10–12)
- How did Mr Bean surprise Mr Tucker with the bag in his hand? (13)
IV. Watch the episode and try to sync your retelling of the text with it = Смотри эпизод и старайся синхронизировать пересказ текста с ним;
V. Translate into English in writing :
- Перестаньте фотографировать меня! ( ...wish...would...)
- Оставьте меня в покое пожалуйста ( ... wish ...would...)
- Не подкидывайте конфеты в воздух! ( ...wish ...would...)
- Он постоянно всех фотографировал ( was constantly...)
- Его постоянно тошнило ( ...was constantly...)
- Ты постоянно летаешь бизнес классом! Это расточительно! (... constantly... business! ... a waste of money!)
- Терпеть не могу летать эконом классом ( can't stand -ing)
- Он терпеть не мог сидеть рядом с орущими маленькими детьми в самолете или поезде (... stand -ing ... on a...)
- Я терпеть не могу ждать в очереди (... in a line)
- Он надул воздух в пакет чтобы лопнуть его.
- Он поместил пакет перед лицом мистера Такера чтобы лопнуть его
- Он подбросил конфетку в воздух чтобы заставить мальчика улыбнуться.
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VII. What merchandise did the sales manager prepare for the unveiling ceremony? Write.
VIII. Discussion Questions: Grierson Gallery (Whistler’s Mother)
1. What role do private donations, like the one received by the Grierson Gallery, play in financing major acquisitions such as Whistler’s Mother?
- to compete with public institutions =соревноваться с государственными учреждениями
- state funding =государственное финансирование
- to rely on...=полагаться на...
2. How could the purchase of a world-famous painting be used as a marketing tool to attract visitors and raise the gallery’s public profile?
- to serve as...
- a marketing magnet
-to generate publicity=привлечь внимание общественности
-foot traffic = проходимость (точки продаж)
- to give leverage for...= давать основания для...
- premium pricing on ...
-merchandise
3. In terms of management, what challenges would the gallery directors face in justifying the high cost of acquiring a single masterpiece? Were the costs of the paining justifiable at all?
- to persuade /pərˈsweɪd/ donors and trustees to V1 / of smth = убедить донаторов и доверенных сделать что-то
- public criticism for 'overspending'
-to deliver tangible returns through visitor numbers and media attention [=получать ощутимую отдачу от увеличения числа посетителей и привлечения внимания средств массовой информации
4. What strategies could the gallery use to differentiate itself from public museums like the Musée d’Orsay, positioning itself as a competitive private institution?
-To differentiate from public museums
- to emphasize exclusivity = подчеркивать...
- offer VIP memberships,
- to host private events
- to market itself as a dynamic, entrepreneurial institution rather than a state-subsidized one
5. How could partnerships with media, corporate sponsors, or tourism boards help the gallery monetize the painting and expand its audience?
- to extend reach,extend reach = расширить охват,
- to create joint promotions = создавать совместные рекламные акции
- to increase revenue streams = увеличить потоки доходов